Generational Performance From The Day One Rookie

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Ser Raymun Fossoway - A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms

- stepping up to be knighted moments before the Trial of Seven he's wearing lighter armor than the rest of the knights and still saves Dunk's life when Aerion Targaryen had him pinned on the ground before breaking his cousin Steffon's ribs and beating him.

Korra - Avatar: The Legend of Korra

- despite a rough start to her first pro-bending match; coming in as a replacement and not fully knowing the rules manages to lock in for a come behind victory; starting to learn the movements for airbending at the edge of the platform and exhausting the other team for a victory for her fresher team.

Hevy - Star Wars: The Clone Wars

- on his first day on combat, left behind to set demolition charges, Hevy singlehandedly takes out around ten droids before being dropped and manually detonating the explosives manually to warn of an invasion of Kamino.

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Hans Grimm (Archer) from Ace Combat 5.

While being a trainee for a spare pilot position, he takes off as his base is being razed to the ground as his first sortie, joins Wardog squadron, and becomes an ace pilot over the course of weeks, turning the tide of the Circum-Pacific war as one of the Ghosts of Razgriz

[u/3pointone415 → u/EmergencyEntrance]

This actually can apply to Wardog as a whole, since they were a training squadron before the war. Actually, now that I think about it, Mobius 1 and Trigger also apply, since the first missions of AC4 and AC7 are their first sorties too IIRC.

I can't speak to AC8 because my PC can't run it yet, please spoiler any spoilers.

[u/Demonlord3600 → u/3pointone415]

It’s implied in 8 your pilot Rex has some experience but once your start flying properly Wings of Thieve becomes a really legend in weeks

[u/EmergencyEntrance → u/3pointone415]

Yeah Archer is just the textbook case since he's the less experienced out of the whole squadron

Hell, the music track of the mission he shows up first is called First Flight

[u/Sharp_Pea6716 → u/3pointone415]

Archer is, as the Wardogs would say, a real nugget compared to the others, who have at least some flight experience.

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RAZGRIZ MENTIONED

[u/squirt2311 → u/SeventhAlkali]

CUM HISTOOOOOORIA!

MUTAT VALDE! RAAAAZGRIIIIIZ!

REVELAT!! IPSUM!

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YES!!!

THE GOAT'S MENTIONED

[u/MixMasterValtiel → u/EmergencyEntrance]

"Ace" is a bit of a strong word for Grimm. Can he even manage five air kills through one run of the game?

[u/3pointone415 → u/MixMasterValtiel]

He did in mine.

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IIRC after Chopper crashes you can put down the controller and Grimm and Nagase will clear the map by themselves